RICHFIELD, Ohio (WJW) – It’s hard to believe 50 years ago today, this land once hosted the Palace on the Prairie, the Richfield Coliseum. It’s now gone, but on March 24, 1975, it hosted one of the ...

Uncover the gritty and inspiring story of Chuck Wepner, the rugged, unpolished street brawler from New Jersey who famously defied the odds to step into the ring with boxing's greatest legends. Known ...

Chuck Wepner jokingly sends an open-hand jab through Muhammad Ali's "defense" during a press conference for their title fight March 24, 1975, in Cleveland, OH. Ali took home $1.5 million, Wepner ...

The Bayonne Bleeder got bronzed. Chuck Wepner, the heavyweight slugger who inspired Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky Balboa character when he shockingly knocked down Muhammad Ali in the ninth round of their ...

Chuck Wepner, the ham and egger professional boxer who nearly beat heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali and thus inspired the Sylvester Stallone series of Rocky movies, was honored today with his own ...

Former heavyweight Bayonne boxer Chuck Wepner will get his due as the inspiration for Rocky Balboa in the new ESPN documentary “The Real Rocky” premiering in October, TV officials said last week.

In Part 1 of this multi-part interview series with heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner, we focused mainly on his big fight and long-time personal relationship with the late Muhammad Ali. Here, in Part 2, ...